Falcons, Wildcats square off

While the girls high school basketball playoffs start Monday, that doesn’t mean that there won’t be a meaningful boys game also taking place in the Panhandle.

The boys close their regular season this week, and no game has more obvious district title implications than the 7 p.m. District 1-2A finale between Bushland and Canadian. The two teams enter the game tied for the district lead with 8-1 marks, and the winner will earn the outright district title and a first round bye in the playoffs starting next week.

In the first meeting of the season between the two teams, Bushland (17-7) beat Canadian (18-6) 47-43 in Bushland.

■ Two girls playoff games scheduled: While the bulk of the girls bidistrict playoff games are scheduled for Tuesday, two games are scheduled for Monday evening.

In Class 3A, Dalhart (11-15) will play Shallowater (26-4) at 6:30 p.m. in Dimmitt. Even further to the south, at 8 p.m., Nazareth (21-12) will play Anton in a Class 1A Division II contest at Hale Center.